<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>337925</docID> <postdate>2025-02-10 09:42:36</postdate> <headline>More rain on the way in flood-hit regional communities</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-337451" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20250202186975730043-original-resized.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></p> <caption>More heavy rain and flash flooding are expected to hit Queensland's Gulf Country on Monday. (Scott Radford-Chisholm/AAP PHOTOS)</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line">By <strong>Savannah Meacham</strong> and <strong>Maeve Bannister</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Flood-weary northern Queensland residents are bracing for more rising floodwaters as yet another deluge is forecast to hit the drenched region.</strong></p> <p>More heavy rain and flash flooding is expected to hit Queensland's Gulf Country on Monday with falls up to 250mm over the next day.</p> <p>A severe weather warning stretches from the Gulf Country across the tropical coast and down to the Burdekin region.</p> <p>Between Tully and Ayr, including flood-hit regions like Ingham, rainfall is expected to ramp up until Wednesday.</p> <p>"This rain is falling on to saturated land, particularly along the north-east coast, as well as flash flooding, we may still see further river rises," meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said.</p> <p>Multiple flood warnings are in place for major rivers across northern Queensland including the Herbert River at Ingham which reached beyond the 1967 disaster level last week.</p> <p>It comes after a wet weekend with rainfall totals of 143mm at Rollingstone on the tropical coast, 104mm at Kowanyama in the state's northwest, and 88mm at Paradise Lagoon on Sunday.</p> <p>There were more than 60 requests for State Emergency Service assistance in flood-affected regions in the past 24 hours, including tarping requests due to leaking ceilings, sandbagging requests due to groundwater entering homes, and resupply.</p> <p>The persistent wet weather has hit regions already impacted by flooding, marking more than a week since some towns like Ingham were submerged.</p> <p>Around 1900 residents remain without power across northern Queensland with Ergon Energy hoping to restore most services on Monday.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Western Australia is bracing for a possible tropical cyclone that could form by Tuesday.</p> <p>The warning zone stretches across 350km between Cockatoo Island and Bidyadanga, including Broome.</p> <p>The tropical low is currently near the northwest coastline of Western Australia and if it strengthens over the next 24 hours it will be named Tropical Cyclone Zelia.</p> <p>A cyclone watch has been issued between Cape Levesque and Degray, including Broome.</p> <p>This area may be battered by rain and thunderstorm activity from Monday afternoon before the weather conditions escalate with large waves and high tides on Tuesday.</p> <p>Daily rainfall totals could reach up to 60mm over the next few days with even higher totals possible, leading to flash flooding.</p> <p>"Roads may quickly become impassable and some communities may be isolated," Ms Bradbury said.</p> <p>A flood watch is in place for the West Kimberley region.</p> </body>